Remembering Anthony Faseler
By: Jackie Valenzuela, High School counselor
jackiev@isb.ac.th
All members of our community are invited to attend a tree planting ceremony in honor of Anthony Faseler on Monday, April 3 at 2:30pm in the garden plaza between the CC building and high school math quad. Please join Anthony’s family, friends and teachers as we remember this remarkable young man.
Come to #ArtsFest2017 – Friday, 5.30pm
By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
ARTS FEST 2017 Come enjoy the twenty plus art and the food stands as well as the ISB’s Got Talent concert line up at this year’s ISB Arts in March ARTS FEST. Booths open at 5:30pm between Field D and the main cafeteria with a pre-concert open mic around 6:00 and the eight ISBGT finalists at 6:30. All are welcome!
Board of Trustees Annual Election 2017 – Apply or Nominate another
By: Elizabeth Bredin, ISB BOT Vice-Chair and Chair of the Committee on Trustees
esbredin@gmail.com
We need you. Join us!
Board nominations close on Friday, April 7.
The ISB Board of Trustees (BOT) would like to announce its annual election, which will take place on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, the day of the International School Association (ISA) Annual General Meeting. (The ISA is comprised of all ISB parents and guardians and is the license holder of ISB.) Election results will be announced that evening at the 7:00pm AGM. Board nominations opened on Friday, March 17 and close on Friday, April 7.
The ISB BOT is currently composed of eleven elected positions and up to four appointed positions. This year there will be eight open seats on the Board to be filled by election. Newly elected trustees will serve a two-year term, beginning August 1, 2017.
Candidates for the BOT should be aware of the many rewards and responsibilities of serving on the Board. The Board is the guardian of the school’s mission, and as such sets policy, focuses on school governance and addresses long-term, strategic issues. The Board is not involved in day-to-day school management. The full Board meets once a month in an open regular session, followed by a closed executive session. Board meetings occur in the evenings at ISB and last approximately two-three hours. In addition, trustees attend an annual retreat in August.
Trustees also serve on one or more committees corresponding to their skills and interests. Current committees are the Business Committee, the Committee on Trustees, and the Strategic Improvement and Learning Committee. Committees meet once a month for one-two hours and are the working groups of the Board. Subjects such as financial stability, budget oversight, stewardship of ISB’s educational program, evaluation and training of the Board, and future strategic improvements in alignment with the mission of ISB, are examples of issues addressed by the committees.
Trustees are charged with the responsibility to represent ISB and the ISA as a whole, rather than any one constituency within the community. No specific professional or personal background is needed, other than ISA membership, a positive attitude, the ability to commit to the time requirements, and a deep interest to maintain and further enhance the excellence of ISB. The rewards of Board service include the opportunity to interact with our dynamic school leadership team, and the opportunity to understand and help shape ISB’s future growth and direction.
Please note these important election dates and activities:
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Friday, March 17, 2017, 12 noon – Nominations open – Nomination forms will be available at the Head of School’s office or available for download here: https://powerschool.isb.ac.th/downloads/BOT_Nomination_Form_2017.docx
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 6:30 pm, MPB3 – “What is a Trustee?” This is an information session on what it means to be a Trustee. All interested parties and community members are welcome.
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Friday, April 7, 2017, 12 noon – Nominations close – Nomination forms must be submitted in both electronic and hard copy by this deadline. Electronic copies must be sent to BOT secretary joy.davy@yahoo.com (with your name as the subject) and hard copies must be filed with Khun Oor in the Head of School’s office.
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017, 6:30 pm, MS Skybox – “Meet the Candidates Night” This is an opportunity for ISA members to meet the candidates, ask questions and hear what they have to say regarding their candidacies.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017 – Election, 7:00 am – 6:00 pm & AGM, 7:00 pm
Please contact Elizabeth Bredin – ISB BOT, Vice-Chair and Chair, Committee on Trustees – with questions regarding service to the Board: 095-475-2364 or esbredin@gmail.com.
Committee on Trustees:
Elizabeth Bredin
Sumiter Broca
Henrietta Bullinger
John Heinecke
Grainne MacRae
What is a School Board Trustee?
By: Elizabeth Bredin, ISB BOT Vice-Chair and Chair of the Committee on Trustees esbredin@gmail.com
Are you unsure as to what the ISB Board of Trustees actually does? Perhaps you don’t know what the division of responsibility is between the Board and the School Administration? Or how the Board differs from the PTA? Are you undecided whether or not to run in the ISB Board election?
We can help to answer these questions.
Potential candidates, and all interested members of the community, are welcome to attend an informative and practical session–What is a Trustee?”—which will be held on the evening of Tuesday, April 4, at 6:30 pm in the MPB3. This is also an opportunity to learn about the roles, responsibilities and work of the Board of Trustees (BOT), in general. We warmly encourage all members of our community to join us.
For candidates, please be reminded that the deadline for submission of BOT Nomination Forms is Friday, April 7, 2017 at 12 noon. Forms must be submitted in 2 formats: 1) by email to Board secretary, Joy Davy at joy.davy@yahoo.com (with your name as subject line) and 2) in hard copy with Khun Oor, at the Head of School office.
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Bredin, Vice Chair of the ISB BOT and Chair of the Committee on Trustees at esbredin@gmail.com
List of Arts events in March – ISBAM 2017
By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
ISBAM 2017! ISB’s second annual Arts in March is well underway with multiple events scheduled at each division throughout the month including the ISBAM Arts Fest with ISB’s Got Talent on Friday, March 24. Don’t miss out on this 31 day celebration of The Arts at ISB!
Yoga for Freedom – Sunday March 26th
By: Kelly Poret
kellyporet@yahoo.com,
A global event bringing awareness to Human Trafficking around the globe. Taking place Sunday March 26th, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, in the ES outdoor gym at ISB. No previous yoga experience necessary! A brief meditation followed by a vinyasa flow yoga class will take place. All Donations go to Organization ZOE Thailand, which provides rescue and comprehensive aftercare to children who were at risk or who were already sold into trafficking. JOIN US.
Support the Staff Appreciation Lunch – March 28th
By: PTA – Hospitality
pta-hospitality@isb.ac.th
March 28, 2017
10:00am – 1:00 pm
The ISB staff has been working hard all year to make this school a great place for our kids to learn. To show our appreciation, the PTA hosts an annual “Staff Appreciation Lunch” with food prepared and served by parent volunteers.
This year the lunch will be held, Tuesday, March 28, 2017. We need an abundance of food to feed over 550 ISB employees (teachers, administrators, nurses and all support staff). Several food dishes are needed from all families to make this event a success…We need your HELP! You can sign up for desserts, salads, meat platters, appetizers or your own country specialty.
Sign up here!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p5bCXhAp35NiHkRgGnz960sxvwuiyGYvN6h-casRNTk/edit?usp=sharing
Please keep in mind a few guidelines:
1. Each dish should serve 12 people.
2. Dishes should be delivered between 9:00am and 9:30am on Tuesday, March 28th.
3. Dishes should be delivered in reusable containers with the owners name on it, teachers name and classroom number.
4. Please keep in mind that all dishes will be served at room temperature.
5. NO NUTS PLEASE.
For any queries please contact PTA Hospitality Coordinators – Sraboni Pal or Jesmin Tarana at pta-hospitality@isb.ac.th
Regards,
Sraboni
ISB Jazz Night 2017 – Wednesday 29th March – All welcome
By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
ISB Jazz Night 2017
No charge to attend and all are welcome!
WHO: ISB HS Jazz Band and Jazz Vocalists
WHAT: ISB Jazz Night featuring big band swing, latin, and bebop
WHERE: MPB 1,2,3
WHEN: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 6:30 pm
Autism Ask & Tell with Lori Boll – April 3rd
By: Cindy Warner-Dobrowski, Director of Student Services
cindyw@isb.ac.th
3 April 2017
7:45-8:45 am
MPB 3
Join Lori Boll, ISB Learning Support teacher, for this informative and interactive workshop in honor of Autism Awareness Month. Lori will give an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders, and share her experiences with Autism as a parent and special educator. Come with questions you might have!
Missing something? Come and look in Lost Property – Friday 24th March
By: Natalie Lollback
ngcox2428@outlook.com
Lost Property will be displayed this Friday from 8.30am until 2pm at the HS Cafeteria. Parents please remind your children to come and look.
Lost items can only be stored for a short period of time, so please, please come and look. Also, a reminder everything coming to school should have a name on it!
Last month we donated a huge bag of Lost Property items to a school in Nepal.
New volunteers are always welcome!
eNewsletter Guidelines
By Shelley Bragg
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNewsletter guidelines below.
Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families for potential publication in our eNewsletters. The announcements are generally intended to highlight events that occur at ISB and/or highlight information about ISB.
What to include in the announcement
- A title for your announcement
- An email contact for further information
Where to submit your announcement
4publish@isb.ac.th is for announcements of interest to the entire ISB community.
tinaratr@isb.ac.th is for Elementary School (ES) announcements of interest to ES families.
phremjiz@isb.ac.th is for Middle School (MS) announcements of interest to MS families.
vijitl@isb.ac.th is for High School (HS) announcements of interest to HS families.
Your announcement will be submitted to the appropriate Principal and/or to our Director of Marketing and Communications for review. ISB reserves the right to determine which announcements will and will not be published, and to edit announcements that are approved for publication.
Frequency of eNewsletter mailings
The ISB eNewsletter that is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays. Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
The ES, MS, and HS eNewsletters are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.